Hedge trimmer



Sept. 2, 1924.

l... F. suNDMAN HEDGE;` TRIMMER Filed Juno 13 '1923 INVENTOR v .Sandman WITNESSEB ATTORNEY ,.tion..

Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

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ment for trimming' shrubbery, hedges,- lawns and the like, .which may be easily Y.

manipulated in .a limited space around walls,

tence corners, and similar vplaces inaccessible to larger and more llcomplicated machines. The actuating'handles are connect. Ved directly to theblades, iall linkage-ars .and

the like being eliminated. l

Theinvention `also hasamong its lobjets to increase :the .eficiency Land adaptability. r25` of the implement by-pivqting the .bladesintermediate their ends so that they may .cut both vforwardly and backwardly, to insure Va 'clean anduniforni :cut by 'providing the Ylower .vor `ledger bladewitha serrated .edge,

and to provide r`means, forgadjusti-ng -the angle between the handles .and tthe ,plane of they blades, whereby the implement be ladapted for 4high o r low cutting er for persons of diderent height. f

. .With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists. in certain details of,

construction and combinations of `.elements which will be more .particularly `-described in connection with` the accompanying drawing, and subsequently peintedeut the claims.

.. In the drawing :f

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of theinven- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal? sectional view thereof. l -y Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cutting blades. with a portion of the operative .zconnections Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalview of the upper ends of the handle extensions.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the invention includes a pair of blades 10 and 11, which are centrally connected by a pivot bolt 12, and extend forwardlyVv and rearwardly therefrom, the 'lower' ory ledger `blade 110 being formed infront of and in rear of its pivotwithsimilar ser- `rated edges 13, and the upper :plate 11 'being formed with cutting .edges 14 which co-V operate therewith. The-front and rear portions of the blades 10 and 11 are'similarly shaped except that the rearwardly-fextend-- ing fportions are-preferably formed with thickened portions 15 and 16 at their o'uterl edges .near the ends of the'blades to'xprovide threaded sockets for l receiving' screws v17 gto which the lower ends ofthe pivoted .handles 18 yare -pivotally connected.

rlhe handles 18 areintermediately piveted to each other by meansof ea .pivot -bolt 19 andinay be operated tongfashion in order -to l.close and open I.the-,blades 10 and 11. yNVihen'ilhe implementis lused .for trimming 4lawns or other work nearthe ground, `it isf .preferable .to provide the-handles 18 with,v

.extensions 2 1 which` arepreferably hollow .andfgtelescope'over rtheextremities of the handles 18, and are .secured thereto'by 4means of screws 20 orv the like. -The outer ends of the r`extensions `21 may terminate V,in .sockets adapted,to yreceive the' handles 322y of certain.

:teols, yas lfor example, the' screw driverA 23 iand .punch A241 shownin Fig. `6, or other tools which. itma'y wbe convenient to have available..

` A pair .of ears'Z and 26`are pivotallyrsen ,cured .on thepivot boltv 12, and r pivbtally connected theretoarebracing links 27 fand 28, the upper ends yof the links being pivotally .eonnectedto the lower ends of the handles ,11.8 4by means of shouldered thumb screws 29. A plurality .of threaded holes 30 are provided-in .the arms 18 vfor receiving the screws29, whereby` the angle between. theplaneof .the arms 18 and theplane Aof the ,blades 1 and 11 may lbe adjgusted to suit the height ofthe operator and .for most .conveniently performing the Aparticular work to be done. The'screw connections 29 1 also have :the additional .advantage that the upper-ends of the links 27 and 28 may be entirely disconnected from the arms 18 and "the latterl folded into juxtaposition to the blades 10 and 11, so that the entire implement may be folded into a kcompact space when packing for shipment or the like.

It will be understood that the connections between the screws 17 and the arms 18, as

well as the connections between the screws.

29 and the links 27 and 28 are suiiiciently loose to allor.` a certain amount of play, owing to the slight difference in angular relation between the arms 18 and the blades, during the opening and closing movement of the latter. The blades cut forwardly vand backwardly at the same time, thus increasing their capacity as well as their adaptability to different places diilicult oit' ac cess.' Ther lower or ledger blade l0 is provided with serrated teeth which are of particular advantage in cutting blades of fine grass, since they prevent the same from slipping through without being'r cnt. The

While I have shown and described the details of construction of the preferred form of the" invention, it is to be understood that this .is merely illustrative and that various modifications may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed without de parting from the spirit of the invention, or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. What is claimed is l. A cutting implementl comprising a pair yof pivoted blades with cooperating cutting edges, a pair of handles pivoted to each other and having their -lower ends pivotally connected to the respective blades in rearlof their pivot, and bracing links pivotally connected at one end to the blades and at the other end to the respective handles.

2. A cutting implement, comprising a pair of pivoted blades with cooperating cutting edges extending in both directions from their pivot, a pair of handles pivoted to each other and connected to said blades for actuating the same, bracing links pivotally connected at onel end to the blades and at the other end to the respective handles and holding said handles in angular relation to the plane of the blades, and extensions for said handles having interior tool receiving cavities.

3. A cutting implement comprising a pair Vblades in rear of'their of pivoted blades with cooperating cutting edges, `a pair of pivotally connected'handles movable to actuate said blades, bracing links pivotally connected at Vone end to the blades and at the other end to the respective handles and holding the latter in angular relation to the plane of the blades, and means for adjusting the pivotal connections between the links and handles longitudinally of said handles to vary the angle between the plane of the handles and the plane of theblades."

A cutting implement comprising a pair of blades, a pivot pin on which the blades are centrally pivoted, a pair of handles pivoted to eachother and having their lower handles whereby to adjust the angular rc- .lation between the plane of the handles and the plane of the blades. Y

5. A cutting implement comprising a vpair of blades, a4 pivot pin on which' the blades are centrally pivoted, a pair of handles pivoted to each otherl and having their lower ends pivotally connected to thev respective pivot, and bracing links pivoted to the blades adjacent the pivot ot the latter, and means for adjustably connecting said links to the handles above the pivotal connection-` of the vhandles to they blades. l

6. A cutting implement comprising a pair of pivoted bladeswit-h cooperating cutting edges, a pair of crossed. handles disposed-in between the links and handles longitudinallyy of said handles to vary the angle between the plane of the handles and the plane of the blades.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing a plane forming an angle with the plane-0h95 as my'own, I have hereto aiiXed my signay ture.

Lans FREDRICK SUNDMAN; 

